Parish Council Meeting – 14th July 2026
Summons to: Christopher Weeks, Bridget Adler, Jane Constanduros, Robert Harris, Simon Hook, Fiona Mackay and Nicholas
Pailthorpe
Invitation to: From: Jane Crawford, Clerk
County Councillor: Tom Richardson and District Councillor: Francis Hobbs
Re: NOTICE OF MEETING No.2/Year 4/23-27
To be held: ON TUESDAY 14 JULY 2026 at 7.00 pm
At: The Cobden Hall
AGENDA
1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
2. DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS
3. MINUTES OF MEETINGS: HPC Annual Meeting and No1/Year 4/23-27 of 12 May 2026
4. WSCC and DISTRICT COUNCILLORS
5. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
6. CHAIRMAN’S REPORT and MEETING REPORTS
Pavilion roof – see correspondence history
Recruitment of new Clerk
7. COUNCILLORS’ COMMENTS
8. FINANCE AND GENERAL PURPOSES
8.1. Financial report
8.2. Personal accident insurance: decide whether it is necessary
9. ENVIRONMENT AND AMENITIES
9.1. Playground (PGC) report: Confirmation of regular equipment inspections
Parish tree planting – PGC offer to organise and help with planting
9.2. Highways and Public Rights of Way:
Chalky bridleway fallen trees (NP)
Pavement at Down Close (Ch) reported to WSCC Highways (Enq. ref 937756)
Speed limits (SH)
9.3. Commons and open spaces:
Hedges in field behind The Street houses (BA action in September)
9.4. Environment (SH)
Emergency briefing; rules on nesting birds (skylarks); Is village common land SNCI?
10. COBDEN HALL: (FM)
11. PLANNING SEE SEPARATE SHEET
12. CHECK ACTIONS LIST, CORRESPONDENCE and EMAILS: 4 Sight grant request
13. DATE OF NEXT MEETINGS: HPC meeting on Tuesday 15 September 2026 at 7.00 pm in the COBDEN HALL
The Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations are in force, giving a right to members of the public to record (film, photograph and audio-record) and report on proceedings at meetings of the Council and its Committees.
PLANNING APPLICATIONS
New applications:
SDNP/26/01705/HOUS – Thicketts – Replacement outbuilding
Decisions:
SDNP/25/04638/LIS – Farriers – Internal changes to ground and first floor and new
fenestrations to the side and rear elevations. SDNPA: Approved
SDNP/26/00361/LIS – 1, Austens – Replacement of existing timber windows and doors to new
double glazed timber casement windows and doors. HPC support. SDNPA: Approved
SDNP/26/01382/TCA – 1 Leggs Farm Cottage – Notification of intention to crown reduce by up
to 1.5m (back to previous wound points) on 1 no. Walnut tree (T1) SDNPA: No objections
Decisions awaited
SDNP/25/02509/FUL and SDNP/25/02510/LIS – Dunford House – Change of use from
conference and training centre (Class C2) to hotel ( Class C1), members club (Class E), with
heritage information area (Class F1(c)) with public access (number of days to be confirmed),
modifications to extension approved under applications SDNP/22/05477/FUL and
SDNP/22/05478/LIS, modifications to the internal reconfiguration of the main building, external
storage building, replacement manager’s accommodation, extension of coach house, erection of
two polytunnels, glasshouse and four treatment pods, formation of natural swimming pool, pool
changing room, landscaping including formation of kitchen garden and ha-ha, boundary deer
proof fencing and modification of car parking area.
SDNP/25/02509/FUL and SDNP/25/02510/LIS – Dunford House 29/01/2026 – See above, but
new plans for manager’s house, new site plan with natural pool moved and details of farm
garden. HPC objections.
Clerk: Jane Crawford.
email: clerk@heyshottparishcouncil.gov.uk website: https://heyshottparishcouncil.gov.uk/
